Google says camera visuals used to answer a question on Gemini glasses stay out of Gemini History, AI training and ad targeting. Your conversation can still be saved under Gemini’s chat settings. Check those settings before asking about something you would prefer to keep out of your account history.
What happens to the camera view
Google’s November 12 privacy announcement says the camera visuals are used to answer you. It also describes encryption for data stored on the glasses and sent to a phone or the cloud. These are Google’s stated protections.
Photos and videos you deliberately capture for your gallery have a separate purpose. Check the gallery and backup settings on your phone before assuming that a picture stays only on the glasses.
Google describes Private AI Compute as coming soon. A feature announced for later cannot establish how launch-day processing works, so check the available protections again when you set up the glasses.
Review Gemini’s activity settings
The Gemini Apps Privacy Hub describes an 18-month default auto-delete period for saved activity, with options for 3 months, 36 months or no automatic deletion. Turning Keep Activity off changes how future conversations are saved and used.
Google can still retain conversations for up to 72 hours with Keep Activity off to provide the service and protect security. Feedback and conversations reviewed by people have additional retention rules. The hub says reviewed conversations can be retained for up to three years after being disconnected from the account, and deleting activity does not remove those copies.
Choose three-month auto-delete during setup for a shorter saved history. To exclude future conversations from the regular history, review the Keep Activity setting and its exceptions before turning it off.
What bystanders can see
An outward-facing light signals gallery photo and video capture. Google says covering or tampering with it is designed to block the shot. Its announcement also describes face redaction before Gemini processes camera visuals and microphones designed to focus on the wearer’s voice.
The announcement ties the light to taking photos and recording video. It does not clearly establish whether every visual question to Gemini activates the same light. Tell people when you plan to use the camera around them instead of relying on an assumption about the indicator.
These controls affect the experience whichever Gemini glasses frame you choose. Read the setup permissions and current privacy terms alongside the hardware specifications.
